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May 14, 2010
Hales Ales Bucephalus Blended Sour (spring version?)
Hales Ales Bucephalus Blended Sour is one very thick cloudy brew. I mean brew as in a witches’ brew as much as a beer brew. It looks a bit sinister and dangerous. This is a beer for the courageous. I have had Hales Ale Bucephalus before but this batch was definitely different than what I remembered from the WABL Winter Brewfest last winter. Tonight, I sampled this sour beer as part of Duck Island... read more
May 14, 2010
Seattle Beer Week: Featured Brewery 5/10
How can we pick a single Washington Brewery for May when so many Washington breweries are doing such great things for Seattle Beer Week? Seattle Beer Week actually lasts eleven days because hey who is going to say no to more reasons to drink beer? Over 200 events provide you with opportunities to drink beer from near and far. Brewmasters from the smallest local nano breweries like Epic Ales to famous... read more
May 14, 2010
Think Locally: Eat and Drink Locally at Hales Ales Beer and Food Tasting
Hales Ales started off Seattle Beer Week with two events: the release of the official Seattle Beer Week beer, Hales Ales Double IPA and with Hale’s Beer & Food Tasting. For only $5, Hales Ales set up a great happy hour buffet of consisting of 3oz pours of Hale Ale brews paired with a variety of local foods prepared with Hales Ales. Three tasting stations were set up in the upstairs banquet room,... read more
May 13, 2010
Seattle Beer Week 2010 Official Beer: Hales Ales Double IPA
Hales Ales crafted the official Seattle Beer Week Double IPA for 2010. The kick off for Seattle Beer Week began with THREE kick off parties. The first party began at Hales Ales with two events: a pairing event and release of the official Seattle Beer Week Double IPA. This is a beer for all of those Northwest Hop Heads. This Double IPA is an opaque tangerine color. The nose is big, bold grapefruit with... read more
May 7, 2010
Effective, Efficient Twitter for Beer Wine Industry
Twitter has proven itself as a powerful means to disperse information, news and reviews in the beer and wine world. A number of Washington wineries have been very successful in building and maintaining customer enthusiasm and loyalty via utilizing Twitter. Walter Dacon Wines started their Twitter account just days before they were nominated in our reader’s choice Tasting Room poll. Twitter was part... read more
